Saturday 2nd December 2006
	A Pallas's Warbler at Hengistbury Head, Dorset and the Falcated Duck at Bowling Green Marsh, Devon were both popular attractions today but new rarities were thin on the ground, with only a two drake Lesser Scaup in County Donegal (for their second day) and a drake Ferruginous Duck at Arundel WWT, West Sussex being reported. Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent and Cattle Egret in Devon were ever present and the Bonaparte's Gull made another brief appearance at Lunan Bay, Angus. Caspian Gulls were well represented, especially in the Midlands and excellent numbers of Great Northern Divers are currently residing on inland waters, with at least 14 reported around the country today. An adult 'Common Gull' at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire, was intriguingly believed to show some features indicative of Mew Gull.
-  Keith Langdon and Stuart Piner, RBA